
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (Writer, 1854 – 1900). Below are 17 quotes by Oscar Wilde from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.
Irish playwright, poet and author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, famed for his wit and epigrams.
1.The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
2.To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
3.Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
4.I can resist everything except temptation.
5.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
6.The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
7.The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
8.We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
9.The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
10.The aim of life is self-development. To realize ones nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.
11.The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
12.Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
13.To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
14.The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.
15.Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
16.A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
17.I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.Oscar Wilde

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.Oscar Wilde

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.Oscar Wilde

I can resist everything except temptation.Oscar Wilde

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Oscar Wilde

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.Oscar Wilde

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.Oscar Wilde

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.Oscar Wilde
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.Oscar Wilde
The aim of life is self-development. To realize ones nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.Oscar Wilde
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.Oscar Wilde
Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.Oscar Wilde

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.Oscar Wilde

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.Oscar Wilde

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.Oscar Wilde

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.Oscar Wilde